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Disney did a fantastic job with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but that doesn't mean they're in the clear just yet.

Mickey Mouse and his cronies have set their sights on a young Han Solo film, apparently unaware of the fact that most Star Wars fans find this idea appalling---quite possibly the worst idea since Jar Jar Binks, or that Ewok movie.

What makes a young Han Solo movie even more frustrating is the fact that there are so many other great potential film ideas in the Star Wars universe just waiting to be made. Here are five.

1. Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic (Credit: EA)

I have two ideas with this one. The first is a regular, good old-fashioned live-action movie/trilogy that takes place during the days of the Old Republic. The second is basically that, but instead of live-action, make the entire trilogy look like the CGI intro to BioWare's Old Republic MMO. Like this:

That would be really amazing. I'm aware that American film audiences tend to think of animated films as "kids" affairs, but that's an attitude I think a fully animated, theatrical-release Old Republic film(s) could help disabuse us of, which would be awesome.

2. Reboot the prequel trilogy.

The ever unpopular prequels. (Credit: LucasFilm)

The basic building blocks of a terrific story are all there in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. It was in the execution that George Lucas failed. Lucas had some great ideas---read this article on Ring Theory to see just how great some of these ideas really were---but when it came time to make those great ideas a reality, Lucas flopped.

A rebooted prequel trilogy could still touch on all the main themes and story points, but without the overused CGI, aesthetic departures, and boring politics. Oh, and with new actors to play Anakin. And really, they only need a short introduction of Anakin as a boy before moving on to him as a young man. (Think: Guardians of the Galaxy's very brief intro scene.)

3. An Obi-Wan Kenobi movie.

Ewan McGregor was too good as Obi-Wan to not make another movie. (Credit: LucasFilm)

One of the best things about the prequel trilogy was Ewan McGregor's performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi. He didn't always have the best material to work with, but he sure pulled it off, right down to the voice. McGregor brilliantly stepped into the very big shoes left behind by Alec Guinness, which is probably what Disney is hoping to achieve with a young Han Solo. I just don't think it's going to be possible. Harrison Ford played a much larger and more defining role in the Star Wars films than Guinness ever did.

In any case, McGregor did a fantastic job and an Obi-Wan movie that takes place between Episode III and IV would be fascinating. Make Yoda a part of the film also---and as a proper Muppet rather than prequel CGI Yoda and you could really have an interesting adventure with some great Jedi philosophy and soul-searching.

Also: Darth Maul rematch.

4. Star Wars: Underworld.

Artwork from the cancelled Star Wars: 1313. (Credit: LucasArts)

At one point in time, Lucas and company were trying to develop a live-action TV series that takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and dealt with the seedier underbelly of the galaxy. Lucas himself described it as "not really based on action-adventure films from the '30s" but rather "film noir movies from the '40s!"

This is similar in concept to the cancelled video game Star Wars: 1313, which promised a grittier side of the galaxy as well.

Underworld/1313 wouldn't necessarily be a dark, brooding film noir like Blade Runner, but I can imagine a mix of funny and slightly more R-rated content alongside crime, detectives, and a femme fatale or two. And sure, this might still work better as a TV show than a movie, but it could also be both---starting as a film and then migrating to TV, or the other way around.

5. Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi comic (Credit: Dark Horse)

It would be really fascinating to go way back in time, to a galaxy even farther away and longer ago, to the dawn of the Jedi. That's actually the premise of the comic book series of the same name, published by Dark Horse Comics. Here's the publisher's summary:

"On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming—one who will destroy both peace and balance, and open the galaxy to exploration and conquest. This is where it all begins!"

Of course, Disney could take or leave whatever it likes from these comics. The comics, however, take place 26,000 years before the events of the films, and before the "light" and "dark" sides of the Force actually split. Telling this origin story, and the origin of the two sides of the Force, would be truly fascinating. It would also be more fantasy than space opera, which would be a really neat twist for Star Wars.